Employed labour force; economic activity

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Personal characteristics SIC 2025 Employed labour force (x 1 000)
Total persons Total 9,846
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 154
B Mining and quarrying 13
C Manufacturing 753
D Energy supply 52
E Water supply and waste management 46
F Construction 446
G Wholesale and retail trade 1,378
H Transportation and storage 463
I Accommodation and food services 457
J Publishing and media organisations 79
K Information and communication 345
L Financial services 251
M Rental and trading of real estate 88
N Specialist business services 919
O Rental and other business services 406
P Public administration and services 815
Q Education 765
R Healthcare and social work activities 1,685
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 235
T Other service activities 262
U Households 14
V Extraterritorial organisations 1
SBI-code unknown 219
Working hours: less than 12 hours a week Total 902
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 13
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 23
D Energy supply 1
E Water supply and waste management 0
F Construction 15
G Wholesale and retail trade 260
H Transportation and storage 36
I Accommodation and food services 129
J Publishing and media organisations 9
K Information and communication 8
L Financial services 5
M Rental and trading of real estate 4
N Specialist business services 46
O Rental and other business services 43
P Public administration and services 11
Q Education 54
R Healthcare and social work activities 119
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 41
T Other service activities 22
U Households 3
V Extraterritorial organisations 1
SBI-code unknown 59
Working hours: less than 20 hours a week Total 1,575
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 22
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 42
D Energy supply 1
E Water supply and waste management 0
F Construction 25
G Wholesale and retail trade 418
H Transportation and storage 71
I Accommodation and food services 212
J Publishing and media organisations 14
K Information and communication 13
L Financial services 10
M Rental and trading of real estate 8
N Specialist business services 79
O Rental and other business services 75
P Public administration and services 24
Q Education 104
R Healthcare and social work activities 274
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 61
T Other service activities 37
U Households 4
V Extraterritorial organisations 1
SBI-code unknown 80
Working hours: part-time Total 4,813
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 52
B Mining and quarrying 1
C Manufacturing 215
D Energy supply 11
E Water supply and waste management 15
F Construction 95
G Wholesale and retail trade 785
H Transportation and storage 169
I Accommodation and food services 326
J Publishing and media organisations 36
K Information and communication 80
L Financial services 74
M Rental and trading of real estate 39
N Specialist business services 341
O Rental and other business services 195
P Public administration and services 271
Q Education 454
R Healthcare and social work activities 1,230
S Arts, culture, sports and recreation 149
T Other service activities 136
U Households 8
V Extraterritorial organisations 1
SBI-code unknown 131
Working hours: 12 to 19 hours a week Total 673
A Agriculture, forestry and fishing 9
B Mining and quarrying 0
C Manufacturing 19
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

This table contains quarterly and yearly figures on the economic activities where people work. The population of 15 to 74 years of age (excluding the institutionalized population) in paid employment is classified according to the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC 2025). A division by sex, age, level of education, professional status and working hours is available.

Data available from: 2026

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as of August 13, 2026:
The figures for the 2nd quarter of 2026 have been added.

When will new figures be released?
New figures will be published in November 2026.

Description topics

Employed labour force
People who have paid work.

This definition concerns people who live in the Netherlands (excluding the institutionalized population). The figures are usually presented for the population aged 15 to 75 years old. Paid work is regardless of the hours worked.